Engleberg (Switzerland) to Innsbruck (Austria)

Saturday 26th we got up early and left Engelberg for Austria. We had morning tea in Lichtenstein then went on to Innsbruck in Austria where we are spending the night. I thought Engelberg was spectacular, but the drive through the Austrian Alps was even more so. The mountains are bigger and closer to the road so you are always looking up. They are bigger, so there is more rock above the snow line. It’s amazing to see railway lines clinging to the edges of them before disappearing into tunnels, then reappear again. We also saw lots of para gliders in the sky which looked great. Austria has more castles than Switzerland and some very fast running glacial rivers. The houses are even more chocolate boxey than Switzerland too.

The Alps near The Horse Drawn Carriages


There was an extra tour by horse drawn carriage through the villages and forests but Russ and I decided to give it a miss and go for a 3 hour walk round the city centre of Innsbruck by ourselves. It is so beautiful and we really enjoyed some time away from all the others. We sat and had a drink at a street café and found a really good supermarket where we bought some very cheap local wine (it’s also very good) and some cheese and interesting bread. Tonight they all went to a folk show, but we choose once again to give it a miss and went for another walk round town and along the river instead. We were going to go out to one of the many outdoor cafes for dinner, but after the first big walk, thought we would eat in the hotel. It was a good choice as the soup, salads, schnitzel, potatoes and apple strudel were all delicious.
The Old City of Innsbruck